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Alisa Weilerstein’s January/February 2026 Highlights

To kick off the year, Alisa will perform Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto with the Palm Beach Symphony (Jan 13). In Europe, she plays the Britten Cello Symphony with Alan Gilbert leading his own NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (Jan 22–25) and a recital of Brahms and Prokofiev with Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov in Wigmore Hall (Jan 26). Alisa will then travel to Spain to perform the Lutosławski Cello Concerto with the Spanish National Orchestra under the baton of Krzysztof Urbański (Jan 30–Feb 1)

She returns to the Detroit Symphony for performances of Joan Tower’s A New Day, a piece co-commissioned by the orchestra, conducted by Music Director Jader Bignamini (Feb 13–15).

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Concerts with Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; Kennedy Center SHIFT Festival

This April, Alisa Weilerstein returns for several U.S. dates with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

On April 5, 6 & 11, Alisa highlights the Cello Concerto by Witold Lutosławski in the orchestra’s hometown. Music director Krzysztof Urbański conducts.

Then, on April 13, Alisa and the orchestra make their way to Washington, DC to perform as a part of the Kennedy Center’s SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras.

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Alisa Weilerstein joins Alan Gilbert and Cleveland Orchestra

From March 15-18, 2018, Alisa Weilerstein appears as featured soloist as a part of the Cleveland Orchestra’s Centennial Season.

For the performances, Alisa and the orchestra perform Barber’s Cello Concerto, which she describes as “a very emotional piece…with fireworks and aching lyricism.” Together, they play under the baton of Alan Gilbert, Alisa’s friend and past collaborator.

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